Emergence of the Gulf of Guinea in the Global Economy : : Prospects and Challenges / / Damian Ondo Mañe

• Autore: Ondo Mañe Damian
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (26 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Fiscal policy - Guinea, Gulf of; Investments: Energy; Macroeconomics; Taxation; Industries: Energy; Natural Resources; Energy: General; Hydrocarbon Resources; Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics: General; Energy: Demand and Supply; Prices; Business Taxes and Subsidies; Investment & securities; Petroleum, oil & gas industries; Environmental management; Public finance & taxation; Oil; Natural gas sector; Natural resources; Oil prices; Oil, gas and mining taxes; Petroleum industry and trade; Gas industry
• Soggetto geografico: Guinea, Gulf of Economic conditions; Guinea
• Note generali: "December 2005."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 23-24).
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""I. INTRODUCTION: COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE""; ""II. GROWING INTEREST IN THE REGION""; ""III. COPING WITH THE OBSTACLES TO THE REGIONâ€?S DEVELOPMENT""; ""IV. A FEW IDEAS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGION""; ""V. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""References""
• Sommario/riassunto: The Gulf of Guinea's tremendous potential is creating investment opportunities for the region. Some of its resources, such as oil, minerals, and forests, continue to attract significant investments whereas others, like natural gas, could be exploited to their full potential if necessary investments were undertaken. Nevertheless, the Gulf of Guinea has to cope with numerous challenges, both exogenous and endogenous, before it can fully benefit from its riches. One of these problems stems from the overwhelmingly weak institutions and governance, pointed by stylized facts, which add to the risks of "natural resource curse" and can feed the theory of the "Paradox of Plenty." The case is made that regional institutional arrangements and increased involvement of the international community and the African Diaspora should complement the efforts in which countries in the region should engage to address policy and governance issues. Complementary avenues are proposed, including maintaining stability and security, making better use of the region's own assets, putting in place a favorable business environment, and augmenting exports with value addition.
• Titolo autorizzato: Emergence of the Gulf of Guinea in the Global Economy
• ISBN: 1-4623-1047-8; 1-4527-0273-X; 1-282-39197-6; 9786613820402; 1-4519-0790-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910788521103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; ; No. 2005/235